<p>He might be relishing the role of an opener but Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan says scoring runs has not been easy in one-dayers ever since the introduction of new rules.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dhawan has been in terrific form for India after being drafted into the side following Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir's prolonged lean patch.<br /><br />Dhawan yesterday scored a career-best 116 to guide India to their second consecutive win against Zimbabwe.<br /><br />"It's more difficult nowadays because you've got new balls from both ends. When the ball is swinging you really need to play close to your body.<br /><br />"You'll see that in the first 10 overs, openers are not scoring that many nowadays because the ball is new and it swings a lot and you have to be more careful," Dhawan said.<br /><br />The Delhi left-hander said one has to be smart with shots at the start of the innings.<br />"Shot selection is very important, because you don't want to lose wickets at the start and put pressure on the rest of the side," he said.<br /><br />Dhawan said there is a united dressing room and that has helped on-field success as well. India won the Champions Trophy in England and then a tri-series in the West Indies.<br /><br />"Our team is gelling really nicely. All the young boys are very fit and really good in the field. Fielding-wise, we have really improved a lot. I feel like everything is working our way," he said.</p>
<p>He might be relishing the role of an opener but Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan says scoring runs has not been easy in one-dayers ever since the introduction of new rules.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dhawan has been in terrific form for India after being drafted into the side following Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir's prolonged lean patch.<br /><br />Dhawan yesterday scored a career-best 116 to guide India to their second consecutive win against Zimbabwe.<br /><br />"It's more difficult nowadays because you've got new balls from both ends. When the ball is swinging you really need to play close to your body.<br /><br />"You'll see that in the first 10 overs, openers are not scoring that many nowadays because the ball is new and it swings a lot and you have to be more careful," Dhawan said.<br /><br />The Delhi left-hander said one has to be smart with shots at the start of the innings.<br />"Shot selection is very important, because you don't want to lose wickets at the start and put pressure on the rest of the side," he said.<br /><br />Dhawan said there is a united dressing room and that has helped on-field success as well. India won the Champions Trophy in England and then a tri-series in the West Indies.<br /><br />"Our team is gelling really nicely. All the young boys are very fit and really good in the field. Fielding-wise, we have really improved a lot. I feel like everything is working our way," he said.</p>